CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE:PPO) will release its second quarter 2014 financial results after U.S. markets close on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

Robert Toth, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lynn Amos, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to review and discuss those results beginning at 4:45 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. The dial-in number for the conference call is (631) 291-4526. Enter code 66190513. A replay of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, August 13, 2014 via telephone at (404) 537-3406. Enter code 66190513.

The call will be webcast live and archived for 30 days in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.polypore.net/.

About Polypore International, Inc.

Polypore International, Inc. is a global high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore's flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids, primarily in the ultrafiltration and microfiltration markets. Based in Charlotte, N.C., Polypore International, Inc. is a market leader with manufacturing facilities or sales offices in nine countries serving six continents. See www.polypore.net.

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